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ArticleBiomedical reports2016

Novel perspectives on the role of the human microbiota in regenerative medicine and surgery.

Tommaso Pellegatta, Marco Saler, Viola Bonfanti, Giovanni Nicoletti, Angela Faga

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Article in Biomedical reports, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
5citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
0.9field-weighted citation impact, top 21% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

5 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 10 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Mud therapy and skin microbiome: a review.International journal of biometeorology · 2018
    Pooled it
  2. Article
  3. Article
  4. The Role of the Microbiota in Regeneration-Associated Processes.Frontiers in cell and developmental biology · 2021
    Review
  5. Biomedical reports · 2017
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Tommaso PellegattaDepartment of Clinical-Surgical, Diagnostic and Pediatric Sciences, Plastic Surgery Unit, University of Pavia, Pavia, I-27100 Lombardy, Italy.
Marco SalerDepartment of Clinical-Surgical, Diagnostic and Pediatric Sciences, Plastic Surgery Unit, University of Pavia, Pavia, I-27100 Lombardy, Italy.
Viola BonfantiDepartment of Clinical-Surgical, Diagnostic and Pediatric Sciences, Plastic Surgery Unit, University of Pavia, Pavia, I-27100 Lombardy, Italy.
Giovanni NicolettiDepartment of Clinical-Surgical, Diagnostic and Pediatric Sciences, Plastic Surgery Unit, University of Pavia, Pavia, I-27100 Lombardy, Italy; Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Unit, Salvatore Maugeri Research and Care Institute, Pavia, I-27100 Lombardy, Italy.
Angela FagaDepartment of Clinical-Surgical, Diagnostic and Pediatric Sciences, Plastic Surgery Unit, University of Pavia, Pavia, I-27100 Lombardy, Italy; Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Unit, Salvatore Maugeri Research and Care Institute, Pavia, I-27100 Lombardy, Italy.
University of Pavia · IT

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Plastic surgery is transitioning from a fine craftsmanship to a regenerative science. In wound healing, the role of microorganisms is no longer considered to be just counteracting, but also promoting. Furthermore, host-microbe interactions are essential for numerous aspects of normal mammalian physiology, from metabolic activity to immune homeostasis. Each area of the human body hosts a unique microbial community, and the composition of microbiota is dependent on the host, age and the anatomical area, and it changes according to the characteristics of the microenvironment. Every squared centimeter of skin contains ~1 billion bacteria. The majority of microorganisms of the skin are commensal or temporary passing members. Skin flora mechanisms interacting or influencing the human physical skin barrier are not well defined. Resident skin bacteria provide the first line of defence against potentially dangerous pathogens and produce small molecules that influence their microbial neighbours. Furthermore, the microbiota activates and assists innate immunity and influences adaptive immunity. Various types of immune and non-immune cells contribute to wound healing. The proliferative phase of wound healing is inversely proportional to the extent of the post-traumatic inflammatory reaction. Topical bacterial lipopolysaccharide application markedly affects wound healing by accelerating the resolution of inflammation, increasing macrophage infiltration, enhancing collagen synthesis and altering the secretion of mediators involved in skin regeneration. Various studies have investigated the biological contents of thermal spring waters, and their anti-inflammatory and immune protective roles. In addition, the regenerative properties of thermal spring waters were analysed in an experimental animal wound model. The areas treated with thermal water healed faster than the areas treated with conventional dressings, and exhibited a collagen and elastic fiber network comparable with the normal skin. Thus, the microbial environment may be considered as a potential tool in regenerative medicine and surgery.

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microbiotaregenerative medicine and surgeryspring water

Identifiers

PMID27882211
PMCPMC5103662
OpenAlexW2530728715

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